Building a practice:

See most people like meditation. They see the benefit of it. They probably even do it occasionally.

But building a regular practice?

That is what will make a difference in your life. That is what will help transform your anxiety in acceptance. And most of all help you become the best version of yourself.

So to build a regular practice there are three ESSENTIAL steps (are you rolling your eyes? yet another “steps” to greatness post?) Well okay okay, but the truth is...if you are reading this far it means you want to do this for yourself.

So let me help you do it.

1. Schedule a time and a place:

This is a specific hour, that you PROMISE yourself that you will meditate.

This is the time that you promise you won’t stand yourself up, you’ll show up for yourself, and you’ll make it happen!

I suggest that you meditate once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once at night.

This should be formal practice (Formal practice means you sit down, and spend that time ONLY meditating vs. practising mindfulness in everyday situations).

If you don’t meditate already, you can start with just 5 mins. From there you can meditate for longer periods of time.

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I use this app A LOT, and it has been so useful for me so I always recommend it to my readers.

Now let’s talk about the where:

Create a meditation space.

That’s all your own.

A space that is only for meditation and is only for you.

Here’s a peek at my meditation space:

Why is creating a meditation space important?

Because it is your dedicated space that reminds you every day the need for you to keep up your practice.

It's a visual alarm clock, if you will.

Plus they're fun to decorate!

2. Learn about meditation.

So there are many different kinds of meditation. My personal favorite is mindfulness. It’s my favorite because it’s something you can practice in every moment of your day.

All mindfulness is….is being aware. Aware of yourself in every moment.

And this was HUGE when overcoming my problems with anxiety. A lot of my anxiety was due to the fact that I pushed away my emotions.

I flat out ignored them really. And I chose to focus on others instead. Did she look at me funny? She must be angry with me… Did he not see me? Or is he ignoring me on purpose….

All the while my emotions we’re being pushed aside.

Well the funny thing about emotions and thoughts is that they will resurface. And they tend to do so when you don’t have any room left to push them down.

That is what we call panic attacks.

I was having these regularly...weekly if not daily.

Sobbing, shaking, heart beating fast, mind racing…..

And then a shift happened.

I found something called the Mindfulness Summit. It was a speaking event that took place in 2015...and every day for 31 days some of the greatest leaders in mindfulness, and in the entrepreneurial world got together with this adorable Australian girl and talked about mindfulness!

I don’t know when or if she’ll have another of these types of events….but it truly changed my life. It changed how I thought about meditation, and gave me the moments in my day to reflect on myself.

If not, search google and see if you can’t find someone doing a similar thing to help introduce you to the world of meditation.

3. Learn how to incorporate mindfulness into your everyday life.

Remember how I said that I meditated...and then I’d drink my coffee and drive to work...and an hour later be back to my anxious ways?

Well there were days when I would get it right...for a day...maybe two. I would be floating around deep breathing, not reacting...you know all the good stuff. And then it would be right back to my old ways.

Clear your mind, body, heart, and home!

Follow the steps, cut the crap, and build a healthy, simple, and clear mind, body, heart, and home!

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Please remember that the advice and opinions given on this website are anecdotal and unprofessional. I am not a doctor, I am not a therapist, and I am not a healthcare professional. Please consult a doctor before doing any of the recommended activities on this blog.

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What’s the harm in bingeing every once in a while? I told myself.

There’s NO harm! I thought. As long as I’m mostly healthy!

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